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Ashok Kumar
Labour MP for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland
- Also represented Langbaurgh
- Entered Parliament on 7 November 1991 — unknown
- Majority: 8,000 votes. — 316th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ashok Kumar voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Treasury, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Computers, Ministerial Boxes, Minimum Wage, Obesity, Prisons
(based on written questions asked by Ashok Kumar and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Fuel Oil: Safety (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU regulations on the sulphur content of oil used in Aga ovens; and what assessment has been made of the costs of these regulations to owners of Agas.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Students: Finance (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people under 20 years old in further education in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency received assistance in meeting childcare costs in each year since 1997.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Education Maintenance Allowance (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in further education have received education maintenance allowance in each year since the allowance was introduced.”
More of Ashok Kumar's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 316 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ashok Kumar speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 140 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,999 (joint 53rd with 2 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,818 (209th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,169 (165th) | £12,034 (541st) | £19,796 (384th) | £19,680 | £19,202 (189th) | £18,654 (joint 367th with 1 other) | £18,133 (322nd) | £16,221 (296th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,170 (121st) | £90,972 (156th) | £87,919 (123rd) | £84,400 | £68,381 (439th) | £66,068 (416th) | £63,294 (374th) | £48,296 (237th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,400 (joint 166th with 5 others) | £10,424 (98th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,223 (49th)3 | £15,083 (74th)2 | £14,105 (87th)1 | £13,744 | £18,057 (83rd) | £16,999 (95th) | £16,093 (113th) | £10,547 (189th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £687 (110th) | £245 (299th) | £436 (237th) | £561 | £315 (323rd) | £965 (168th) | £1,193 (132nd) | £680 (198th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,814 (133rd) | £769 (332nd) | £2,642 (56th) | £4,846 | £7,556 (7th) | £5,299 (9th) | £4,556 (8th) | £4,304 (6th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,666 (273rd) | £7,658 (64th) | £14,473 | £22,720 (7th) | £13,767 (9th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,109 (joint 480th with 2 others) | £906 (joint 556th with 1 other) | £1,711 | £1,711 (511th) | £1,711 (501st) | £1,711 (473rd) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £179,463 (20th) | £156,385 (159th) | £155,572 (44th) | £161,049 | £158,844 (4th) | £143,796 (19th) | £124,702 (72nd) | £95,866 (151st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,695 (140th). Rail £10,388 (42nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,445 (134th). Rail £11,778 (22nd).
1 Car £4,668 (174th). Rail £8,559 (56th). European £878 (47th).